Michel Majerus
Mathew Marks Gallery Feb. 8 - April 19
Pop art appropriator who died at an early age in a plane crash. His work is spread across three galleries on 22nd street. VERY large canvasses. Check it out.
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Dzine
Born, Carlos Rolon, 1970
Paul Kasmin Gallery Jan. 29 - March 1
Shiny, sprkly and bright. Sat in a chair and watched the Duran Fight, six pack of beer to the left on the floor. Man that lounger was comfortable. All the trophies had extra bling on them in true Dzine style. Champion of the world! Check it out.
Kiki Smith
Wonder
Pace Feb. 28th - March 29th
Amazing tapestries that seem like paintings, but have huge depth and power. They feature animals, nature, decay and rebirth. Subtle, yet beautiful.
Chuck Close
Nudes 1967 - 2014
Pace Feb 28 - March 29, 2014
A lot of nude portraits from the 1990’s. Stylistically everything has a transfer quality to it. Seems like a little bit of dredging up old stuff to get a show together, but the nudes are massive and powerful and real. Check it out.
David Altmejd
Juices
Andrea Rosen Gallery Feb. 1 - March 8th
Amazing solo show of David’s bizarre plexi environments. Great video of his process on Art21. There are a lot of primal monkeys, ants and fruits here. Heavily mirrored and deep with visual opportunities. Cool show. Check it out.
The Heart and the Eye
Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank
Danziger Gallery. Interesting comparative show between Robert Frank and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Both were contemporaries and new of each other, while shooting in a completely different style. Henri—very warm and engaging and Robert Frank very cold and calculated observer. Check it out.
Ingrid Dee Magidson
UNIX Gallery
Amazing lightbox-ish visualizations of renaissance images that are beguiling with their depth and detail. Check it out.
Ralf Schmerberg
Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
Really great set of photos from a self-taught photographer. Feels very Martin Parr and Globally focused. Check it out.